7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-4091
389-ds-base Double-Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

A double-free was found in the way 389-ds-base handles virtual attributes context in persistent searches. An attacker could send a series of search requests, forcing the server to behave unexpectedly, and crash.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 18, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 24, 2023, 9:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4091 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian
7 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing
1 Port389 389-ds-base
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-4091.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2030307 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4091 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4091 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-415
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-416 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2030307 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2030307 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-415
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:port389:389-ds-base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.10.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4091 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-4091 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.34955

percentile

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